Kenya criminalizes same-sex relationships, Charles Mwangi said he fled abuse and death threats
For Charles Mwangi, the past five years have been “mental torture,” a series of bureaucratic hurdles and sleepless nights barrelling toward his possible deportation.“I have experienced that torture for five years, then was the greatest day that I had ever seen something good in Canada,” he said in an interview.
A copy of his UN application said his claim was initially denied in Canada because the adjudicator did not find Mwangi to be a credible bisexual man despite his sworn testimony, the testimony of a man he was said to be dating in Toronto and his activism with local LGBTQ+ organizations. Mwangi said he has been issued a one-year temporary resident permit and is waiting to hear whether Canada will grant him permanent resident status on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. If that application is denied, he could again face deportation next year.
Migrant rights’ groups have long noted the issues faced by undocumented people in Canada, including labour exploitation and barriers to health care and social services.
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